Fluxbox - am I stupid?

**ThoughtVelocity** · 11-27-2005

I just installed fluxbox on my Debian(testing) system. Log back in and get just the slit. Here is where my stupidity comes in. How do I make a menu? or even get a terminal? Do I have to do something in Gnome first?

When I right click on the desktop I get just "Fluxbox" and it doesn't do anything if I try to click on it. If I left click on the desktop I get nothing. If I right click on the slit I get the option to change my time and rename my workspaces and other options related to the slit. What am I missing?

**Cabhan** · 11-27-2005

That's the taskbar, not the slit.

As far as making a menu, right-click on the desktop, go to "fluxbox menu" and click "Fluxbox Command". This will allow you to execute a command. Open a terminal (xterm, aterm, Eterm, etc.).

The file you're gonna need to create is ~/.fluxbox/menu. You also may have a tool that automatically generates this file (which you can then modify). Check for a command called "fluxbox-generate_menu".

If, for some reason, you have no "fluxbox menu" in the right-click menu, open a virtual terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F2), and run the generate menu command from there.

While Fluxbox does require some initial configuration, it is by far my favorite WM. Especially the customizable menu.

**Corvair** · 11-27-2005

If you use Debian, you should already have a Debian menu in Fluxbox, if you installed using APT...

**ThoughtVelocity** · 11-27-2005

As far as making a menu, right-click on the desktop, go to "fluxbox menu" and click "Fluxbox Command". This will allow you to execute a command. Open a terminal (xterm, aterm, Eterm, etc.).

Don't get even that and I apparently do not have fluxbox-generate_menu as it does not work in virtual terminal.

If you use Debian, you should already have a Debian menu in Fluxbox, if you installed using APT...

I installed using apt with no bugs noted. This is where I am at. There is no Debian menu.

It looks as though my menu file is not correct or corrupted. Is there a generic example somewhere that will at least give me access to a terminal. I can still go back into Gnome and edit the file.

**dylunio** · 11-27-2005

If you want a *very* basic menu put this in your ~/.fluxbox/menu file:

Code:

&#91;begin&#93; &#40;fluxbox&#41;
        &#91;exec&#93; &#40;xterm&#41; &#123;xterm&#125;
&#91;end&#93;

If you want a small tutorial on fluxbox menus read: http://www.linuxforums.org/tutorials...ial-28252.html

**ThoughtVelocity** · 11-27-2005

Ok, I think I am on my way. It appears that I wasn't using "{ }" and instead "( )". Some info I found on elewhere had the brackets as parenths.
Thanks all.

**alain_** · 11-27-2005

It looks like you need to install the package "menu"
menu creates the fluxbox menu automatically, and updates it when you add/remove packages

**ThoughtVelocity** · 11-27-2005

You know I tried to add the menu package but it did not do what it was supposed to. I didn't get any bugs listed when I apt-get'd. So I don't know what happened. I'll just have to create it all by hand.

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